Mithoon

Mithun Sharma, also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer.^[1]

Mithoon
Mithoon at the 4th Gionnee Star Global Indian Music Academy Awards
Background information
Birth name	Mithun Sharma
Also known as	Mithoon
Born	(1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 40) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres	Film score, Filmi, Indian classical, Ballads
Occupation(s)	Music director, Composer, Singer & Lyricist
Instrument(s)	Piano and keyboard
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Palak Muchhal ​ (m. 2022)​

Mithoon composed the Hindi song "Tum Hi Ho" from the 2013 Bollywood romantic film Aashiqui 2. Mithoon received the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and in 2014 received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in the 59th Filmfare Awards. He wrote and composed one of the most streamed Hindi songs on YouTube, "Sanam Re". The song was honoured with the award of "Most Streamed Song of 2016" at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards.^[2] Mithoon launched the singer Arijit Singh in 2011 with Mohammad Irfan Ali co-singer with the song Phir Mohabbat.

Early life

Mithoon was born into a Bihari family of musicians. His grandfather, Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma, imparted music knowledge to thousands of aspirants, many of whom are amongst today's top musicians.^[3] His father, Naresh Sharma, was a leading expert of musical arrangements,^[4] having worked with almost all of the top composers in more than two hundred movies. Mithoon's father and his uncle Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma formed one-half of the composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal.^[5]

Mithoon started learning music at the age of eleven. Since his father remained busy, he sent him to knowledgeable people to train himself. His father observed him closely and would often notice what he was practicing. His father often listened to the tunes that he created as well.^[4] On 6 November 2022, he married playback singer Palak Muchhal.^[6]

Career

Mithoon began his career with two recreations: "Woh Lamhe" in Zeher and "Aadat" in Kalyug. In 2006, Mithoon's friend recommended his name to Onir, (director of Bas Ek Pal), who wanted an electro-based title track. This led to his first original song as a composer, "Bas Ek Pal" with singer KK, and was followed by "Tere Bin" (by singer Atif Aslam) in 2006. Both songs were included in the film Bas Ek Pal. .^[7]

He wrote the score for Anwar, released in 2007 and his compositions Tose Naina Lage and Maula Mere are still extremely popular.

He also worked as a guest composer for songs on several nonmovie albums, such as "Kuch Is Tarah" from Atif Aslam's album Doorie,^[8] and Abhijeet Sawant's and "Ek Shaqs" from the Abhijeet Sawant album Junoon. He released his own album, Tu Hi Mere Rab Ki Tarah Hai in 2009 with T-Series. For this album, Mithoon traveled to the United Kingdom to rope in musicians. There, he worked with musicians of the Philharmonic Orchestra.^[9]

In 2011, he composed two songs "Aye Khuda", "Phir Mohabbat" for the film Murder 2 which also marked the debut of Arijit Singh.

He wrote "O saathi" for the movie Shab and "Tum Hi Ho" for Aashiqui 2, which received critical acclaim and commercial success.^[10] He has also been a solo or guest composer for movies such as Jism 2, Yaariyan, Ek Villain, Hate Story 2, Creature 3D, Samrat & Co, Alone, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Bhaag Johnny, All Is Well, Loveshhuda, Sanam Re, Ki & Ka, Shivaay, Wajah Tum Ho, Half Girlfriend, Aksar 2, Hate Story 4, Baaghi 2, Kabir Singh, Mercury, Khuda Haafiz, Radhe Shyam and Gadar 2.

Discography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Songs	Lyricist	Notes
2005	Zeher	"Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein", "Lamhe (Remix)"	Sayeed Quadari	[11]
	Kalyug	"Aadat", "Aadat (Remix)"	Goher Mumtaz, Sayeed Quadri
2006	Bas Ek Pal	"Bas Ek Pal", "Tere Bin"	Sayeed Quadri, Mithoon	Also lyricist
2007	Anwar	"Maula Mere Maula", "Javeda Zindagi"	Sayeed Quadri, Hasan Kamal
	The Train	All songs	Sayeed Qudari	Solo Composer
	Aggar
2010	Lamhaa		Sayeed Qudari, Amitabh Verma
2011	Murder 2	"Aye Khuda", "Phir Mohabbat", "Aye Khuda (Remix)"	Mithoon, Sayeed Quadri	Also lyricist
2012	Jism 2	"Yeh Kasoor"
2013	3G	All songs	Mithoon, Shellee, Sonu Kakar	Solo Composer, lyricist
	Aashiqui 2	"Tum Hi Ho", "Meri Aashiqui", "Aashiqui – The Love Theme", "Aashiqui 2 Mashup"	Mithoon	Also lyricist Winner, Apsara Award for Best Lyrics for "Tum Hi Ho" Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Music Director Winner, IIFA Award for Best Music Director with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly Winner, IIFA Award for Best Lyricist for "Tum Hi Ho"[12] Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for "Tum Hi Ho"[13] Nominated, Screen Award for Best Music Director Winner, BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Song for "Tum Hi Ho" Winner, Global Indian Music Award for Best Film Album with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly Winner, Global Indian Music Award for Best Film Song for "Tum Hi Ho" Winner, Mirchi Music Award for Song of the Year for "Tum Hi Ho" with Arijit Singh Winner, Mirchi Music Award for Album of the Year with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly Winner, Mirchi Music Award for Music Composer of the Year for "Tum Hi Ho" Winner, Mirchi Music Award for Best Album with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly[14] Nominated, Screen Weekly Award for Best Music with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly Winner, Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director with Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Ganguly Winner, Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist for "Tum Hi Ho" Winner, Zee Cine Award for Best Song of the Year with Arijit Singh[15]
2014	Yaariyan	"Baarish", "Mujhe Ishq Se"		Also lyricist
	Samrat & Co.	"Shukr Tera", "O Humnavaa"
	Ek Villain	"Banjaara", "Zaroorat", "Humdard"		Also lyricist Winner: Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Award for Best Soundtrack, shared with Ankit Tiwari, Soch
	Hate Story 2	"Hai Dil Yeh Mera", "Hai Dil Yeh Mera (Remix)"		Also lyricist
	Creature 3D	All songs except "Sawan Aaya Hai" and "Sawan Aaya Hai (Reprise)		Lead Composer, lyricist, singer
2015	Alone	"Awaara"		Also lyricist
	Hamari Adhuri Kahani	"Humnava"	Sayeed Quadari
	All Is Well	"Mere Humsafar (Remake)"	Amitabh Verma
	Bhaag Johnny	"Kinna Sona" & "Meri Zindagi"
2016	Love Shhuda	"Mar Jaayen" & "Mar Jaayen (Reprise)"	Sayeed Qudari
	Sanam Re	"Tere Liye" and "Sanam Re (Title Track) "	Mithoon	Also lyricist
	Ki and Ka	"Ji Hazoori"	Sayeed Quadari	Also singer
	Traffic	All songs	A. M. Turaz, Mithoon, Sayeed Quadri	Solo Composer, lyricist
	Shivaay	"Bolo Har Har" (along with Badshah and The Vamps), "Darkhast", "Tere Naal Ishqa"	Sayeed Quadri, Sandeep Srivastava	Lead Composer, Co-composed one song along with Badshah, The Vamps
	Wajah Tum Ho	"Wajah Tum Ho"	Manoj Muntashir
2017	Half Girlfriend	"Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga", "Pal Bhar (Chahunga reprise)", "Chahunga (Shraddha Kapoor version)", "Chahunga (Jyotica Tangri version", "Half Girlfriend - Love Theme"
	Shab	All Songs	Mithoon, Amitabh Verma	Solo Composer, lyricist
	Aksar 2		Sayeed Quadri	Solo Composer
2018	Hate Story 4	"Tum Mere Ho"	Manoj Muntashir
	Baaghi 2	"Lo Safar"	Sayeed Quadri
	Mercury	"The Mercury Song"		Single song film
2019	Kabir Singh	"Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" "Tujhe Kitna Chahein Aur (Film Version)"	Mithoon	Also lyricist
	Satellite Shankar	Tere Sang
2020	Malang	Chal Ghar chalen	Sayeed Quadri
	Khuda Haafiz	All Songs	Mithoon, Sayeed Quadri	Solo Composer, lyricist Disney Plus Hotstar film
2022	Radhe Shyam	"Aashiqui Aa Gayi" "Soch Liya" "Udd Ja Parindey" "Shooting Stars" "Soch Liya (Composer's Draft)"	Mithoon, Manoj Muntashir	Also lyricist
	Jugjugg Jeeyo	"Ik Mulaqaat" (scrapped from the album)	Mithoon
	Khuda Haafiz 2	"Chaiyaan Mein Saiyaan Ki"	Mithoon, Faruk Kabir
	HIT: The First Case	"Kitni Haseen Hogi"	Sayeed Quadari
	Shamshera	All songs	Mithoon, Piyush Mishra, Karan Malhotra[citation needed]	Solo Composer, Singer, Lyricist, First collaboration with YRF
	Salaam Venky		Mithoon, Kausar Munir, Sandeep Shrivastva	Solo Composer, Lyricist
2023	Gumraah	"Allah De Bande"	Mithoon	Also lyricist
	Bawaal	"Tumhe Kitna Pyaar Karte"	Manoj Muntashir	Amazon Prime Video film
	Gadar 2	All songs	Sayeed Quadri, Anand Bakshi, Guru Granth	Solo Composer
2024	Crakk	"Khayal Rakhna"	Manoj Muntashir	Also singer
	Vanvaas	All songs	Sayeed Quadri	Solo Composer

Albums

Sr No	Album	Song	Year
1	Tu Hi Mere Rab Ki Tarah Hai	"Tu Hi Mere Rab Ki Tarah Hai", "Kuch Dard Mujhe Tu", "Aashiqui Aashiqui", "Tu Hai", "Ab Toh Har", "Mujhe Ishq De"	2009
2	Junoon	"Ek Shaqs"	2007
3	Doorie	"Kuch Is Tarah"	2006

Singles

Sr No	Year	Song	Artists	Ref.
1	2019	"One India My India"	Sukhwinder Singh, Jubin Nautiyal, Godswill & Mithoon	[16]
2		"Intezaar"	Arijit Singh & Asees Kaur
3	2020	"Toh Aa Gaye Hum"	Jubin Nautiyal	Mithoon even played the role of narrator in the song's official video
4	2023	"Wahi Toh Khuda Hai"	Armaan Malik

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Mithoon

Asiavision Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Shab	Best Music Director	Won	[17]

BIG Star Entertainment Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Most Entertaining Song ("Sunn Raha Hai")	Nominated	[18]
		Most Entertaining Music	Nominated
2015	Ek Villain		Nominated	[19]

Filmfare Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Best Lyricist (for "Tum Hi Ho")	Nominated	[13][20]
		Best Music Director	Won
2015	Yaariyan		Nominated	[21]
	Ek Villain		Nominated
2018	Half Girlfriend		Nominated	[22]
2020	Kabir Singh		Won	[23] [24]
		Best Lyricist (for "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage Hum")	Nominated

Global Indian Music Academy Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Best Film Album	Nominated	[25]
		Best Music Director	Nominated
2015	Ek Villain		Nominated

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Best Lyricist (for "Tum Hi Ho")	Won	[12]
		Best Music Director	Won
2015	Ek Villain		Nominated	[26]
	Yaariyan		Nominated
2020	Kabir Singh		Won	[27]

Mirchi Music Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Album of The Year	Won	[14]
		Song of The Year (for "Tum Hi Ho")	Won
		Music Composer of The Year	Won
2015	Ek Villain	Album of The Year	Nominated	[28][29]
		Listeners' Choice Album of the Year	Won
2018	Half Girlfriend	Music Composer of The Year	Nominated	[30][31]
		Song of The Year (for "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga")	Won
2020	Kabir Singh	Music Composer of The Year (for "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage")	Nominated	[32]
		Song of The Year (for "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage")	Nominated
		Album of The Year	Nominated

Producers Guild Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Best Music Director	Nominated	[33][34]
		Best Lyricist (for "Tum Hi Ho")	Won

Screen Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Best Music Director	Nominated	[35]
2015	Ek Villain	Best Lyricist (for "Banjaara")	Won	[36][37]
		Best Music Director	Nominated
	Yaariyan		Nominated
2017	Half Girlfriend		Nominated	[38]
		Best Background Music	Nominated
2019	Kabir Singh	Best Music Director	Won	[39]

Stardust Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2007	Bas Ek Pal	Standout Performance by a Music Director	Won	[40]
2015	Ek Villain	Best Lyricist (for "Banjaara")	Nominated	[41][42]
		Best Music Director	Nominated
	Yaariyan		Won
2017	Sanam Re		Nominated	[43]
		Best Lyricist (for "Sanam Re")	Nominated

Zee Cine Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Aashiqui 2	Best Track of the Year (for "Tum Hi Ho")	Won	[15]
		Best Lyricist (for "Tum Hi Ho")	Won
		Best Music Director	Won
2017	Half Girlfriend		Nominated	[44]

• Gaana User's Choice Awards – Best Music Composer (for "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga") – Won
• Bollywood Journalist Awards – Best Music Director (for "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga") – Nominated^[45]